were you surprised that ron paul was leaving this weekend and going back to texas? >> well, i think that ron paul probably has had the longest stay in iowa with the most organized ground operation and almost never left since 2008. he's got his diehards and whether they show or not is probably not going to matter much whether he's there or not. but also, i think you have to take those polls and almost take ron paul out of it and say, wow, there really is a race for maybe it's first, maybe it's second, maybe it's third. who are going to be the candidates who are still standing after iowa. >> why do you say take ron paul out of it? >> because i just don't think that outside of iowa he's really a serious candidate anywhere else in the country. nationally his poll numbers are way below that number. you know, 2, 3, 4% he maxes out at. iowa he does well because he's got such an organization there. but his views are so far out of even the republican mainstream that i just don't think he's serious. so you look at people like rick perry, newt gingrich and rick santorum, that'